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Lansing 5:01 is hosting Michigan's very first rosé wine festival Saturday at Cooley Gardens. You can enjoy the latest burst of warm weather and pop the corks of delicious bottles of rosé wine.
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Staff
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4/28/21
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FRIDAY, Jan. 26 — The Heeler family is packing their bags and hitting the road to perform for children across the country in “Bluey’s Big Play: The Stage Show,” coming to the Wharton Center May 28 and 29.
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Nicole Noechel
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1/26/24
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This past year was a mighty good one for Lansing-area readers, writers and libraries. We saw the passage of two library millages; the opening of bookstores downtown, in REO Town and on the city’s far east side; a number of local writers going on a publishing spree …
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Bill Castanier
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12/29/22
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Williamston Theatre is helping stave off the cold with its current production, the heartwarming, coming-of-age story “Wild Horses,” directed by Mary Job. In their summer of freedom, a …
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Mary Cusack
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2/9/23
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 11 — The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical “Shucked” is hitting the road for a North American tour and will be stopping for a run of performances at the Wharton Center during its 2024-’25 season.
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Nicole Noechel
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10/11/23
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Since her professional starting point in 2014, Lansing-based songwriter Rachel Curtis has kept busy gigging across the state, even venturing to Nashville and Chicago.
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Rich Tupica
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12/19/19
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After an 18-month hiatus, The Lansing Collectable Toy Comic and Record Show returns Sunday, but with some precautionary measures, said host Tesco Vee.
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Rich Tupica
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5/5/21
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Tim Retzloff is an historian who teaches LGBTQ studies at Michigan State University as an adjunct assistant professor. His favorite thing is none other than a signed copy of the script to his favorite film, the 1971 classic dark comedy “Harold and Maude.”
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Skyler Ashley
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6/30/21
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The recovery of the Greater Lansing theater scene in 2022 is nothing short of miraculous. As the world adjusts to a new reality with COVID-19, so does the local theater community. It would be difficult to give a comprehensive review of the 2022 theater scene …
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Mary Cusack
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12/29/22
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In light of the tragic shooting at Michigan State University Monday evening (Feb. 13), don’t feel pressured to leave your home this weekend if you’re not feeling up for it. Take some time to decompress, relax and take inventory of your feelings. If you are looking to get out and take your mind off things, though, Greater Lansing has much to offer. ...
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Nicole Noechel
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2/17/23
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Ajah Montalvo might be just 21 years old, but the East Lansing-based vocalist belts out throwback tracks that span from the 1956 classic “I Put a Spell on You” to Mazzy Star’s 1993 …
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Rich Tupica
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5/4/23
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The Lansing metal scene has been a bit off for quite some time, thanks to the bleak weirdness of Cavalcade. The band’s otherworldly discography isn’t strictly metal, punk or sludge rock, …
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By RICH TUPICA
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10/12/23
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In 2001, after much hand-wringing, The New York Times began accepting engagement and wedding announcements for gay marriages. The very first one arrived when the paper ran Daniel Andrew Gross and Steven Goldstein’s wedding announcement. Just one year earlier, it had declined to run a similar announcement.
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BILL CASTANIER
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6/30/21
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Wind ensembles from across Michigan will gather at Okemos High School from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday for the Red Cedar Festival of Community Bands, an all-day gathering, first established in …
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3/7/24
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We get it, shopping is a hassle. Plus, what do you even get a 14-year-old cousin who speaks in memes and acronyms half the time?
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Ellen Dowling and Audrey Matusz
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12/19/19
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Fifty years ago Sunday, May 24, 1970, more than 35,000 music fans crowded into a muddy field at Michigan State University’s Old College Field.
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Bill Castanier
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5/21/20
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A new feature on Elderly Instrument’s website is loaded with pure Lansing nostalgia.
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Skyler Ashley
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7/16/20
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Thrift Witch, a REO Town Marketplace thrift store that made a name for itself thanks to its year-round Halloween theme, has reopened at a new address in Old Town.
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Skyler Ashley
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9/11/20
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In lieu of a live event, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commission of Mid-Michigan is taking its signature MLK Day celebration to the airwaves.
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SKYLER ASHLEY
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1/12/21
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Many readers were surprised when former Sen. Carl Levin decided to write a memoir of his 44 years in public service — including 36 years as a United States senator. Levin was well known for not wanting to talk about himself. He wasn’t into braggadocio.
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BILL CASTANIER
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4/7/21
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